The SU Investment Club and Investment Management Program (IMP) took home a ninth place and tenth place, respectively, at RISE X (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Global Investment Forum March 18-20 sponsored by the University of Dayton in association with the United Nations Global Compact.

With 302 universities from 73 countries represented, 50 of the top performing student-managed funds entered their portfolios in the RISE X portfolio competition. The award came in the undergraduate division of the growth-style equity portfolio.The Investment Club and the IMP had returns of 29.01% and 26.36%, respectively, in 2009 versus 26.46% for the S&P 500 index.On a risk-adjusted basis (annual return/monthly standard deviation), the Investment Club and the IMP reported risk-adjusted returns of 5.68% and 5.61%, respectively, versus 4.11% for the S&P 500 index.The IMP has been attending the RISE portfolio competition since 2003, winning fourth place in both 2004 and 2005.

IMP was created in 1995 with the intention of providing students with an educational experience in managing a real dollar portfolio.The portfolio is valued at about $67,000 as of April 2010.For further information on the IMP, visit their website at http://webspace.ship.edu/imp/.